ARK Invest says crypto is entering a brutal consolidation phase, with revenue, capital, and talent piling into a few standouts while weaker projects face shutdowns, bankruptcies, and buyouts. The message: hype is dead, cash flow is king.
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Crypto security losses hit $1.1 billion in H1 2026, but Blockaid says the real culprit was operational sloppiness, not just smart-contract bugs. With keys, signers, and bridge infrastructure getting wrecked, the industry’s weak point looks painfully obvious.
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Morgan Stanley has launched Ethereum and Solana trusts with staking features and a 0.14% fee, marking another push by Wall Street into crypto. The products may offer lower-cost access, but the “Americas Cheapest” claim isn’t verified and the risks are still real.
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Coinbase is pressing Canada to turn its patchwork crypto framework into clear, permanent rules for DeFi, derivatives, tokenized assets and stablecoins. The message: innovation is welcome, but not if regulators keep everyone guessing like it’s policy roulette.
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South Korea is moving to fold 10 digital asset bills into a broader crypto framework while a 22% tax on gains still looms for January 2027. Stablecoins, bank control, and tax policy are colliding fast — and the stakes for users and builders are very real.
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Ionic Digital surged 26% in its Nasdaq debut as investors bought into its pivot from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure, but the real test is whether its big Texas data-center bets and Celsius-era baggage can translate into durable profits — not just a shiny opening-day pop.
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XRP’s bullish case hinges on regulatory clarity, possible spot ETFs, and Ripple’s RLUSD and tokenization push, with a Google Gemini-based forecast putting 2026 upside at $3.75. But the catch remains: a stronger XRPL doesn’t automatically mean stronger XRP demand.
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Bitcoin’s BIP-110 proposal has ignited a sharp governance fight, with supporters calling it a fix for blockspace abuse and Saylor blasting it as a dangerous attack on Bitcoin’s neutrality. The real battle: who gets to decide what Bitcoin should allow.
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Anthropic says its AI model found new attacks on weakened cryptographic systems, highlighting how frontier AI could complicate Bitcoin’s long-term move away from ECDSA. No, Bitcoin isn’t breaking today — but post-quantum planning just got another headache.
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The CLARITY Act’s Senate odds are fading fast as the Aug. 7 recess closes in, floor time shrinks, and the vote math stays ugly. Prediction markets are turning cautious, while crypto and Bitcoin feel the drag from Washington’s latest stall-out.
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